2-DIMENSIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SELF-GENERATED MAGNETIC-FIELDS NEAR THE LASER-PLASMA RESONANT-INTERACTION REGION

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作者
KOLODNER, P
YABLONOVITCH, E
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[1] Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.1402
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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In a beautiful recent experiment Sakagami et al. have recorded, on magnetic tape, the spatial field distribution produced in laser-plasma interaction. The standard infinite-plane theory of magnetic field produced by resonance absorption is unable to explain their experimental observations. This Letter proposes that finite geometry effects in resonance absorption produce a new magnetic field contribution which is responsible for their results. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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